Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,834
84,198
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Tumor biology
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,166
37,866
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,907
94,576
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,421
83,893
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Public health
global health
physical activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,086
75,983
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,906
24,027
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,103
50,624
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,948
34,410
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
microbiome
citizen science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,053
77,991
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Brain Development in Health and Illness
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Behavior
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,292
32,412
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Hematology/Oncology
Biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,977
34,542
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,754
35,151
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cognitive neurology and dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,477
41,397
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Antimicrobial Peptides
Microbiome
Innate Immunity
Dermatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,428
33,939
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
MASLD
fatty liver
NASH
cirrhosis
liver disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,243
70,871
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,953
20,316
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,915
26,714
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
EEG
ICA
ERP
MEG
ECoG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,323
34,796
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Movement Disorders
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,252
35,460
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,704
33,659
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
psychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,002
13,849
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,721
24,316
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Contraception
Family Planning
Health Equity
Health Metrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,235
29,789
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,426
40,174
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
eating disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,058
16,610
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122
61
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Karin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,834
84,198
0.241
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Signal Transduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731
292
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Napoleone Ferrara
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208,166
37,866
0.182
Tumor biology
angiogenesis
age-related macular degeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791
316
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anders M Dale
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201,907
94,576
0.468
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881
363
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William Sandborn
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,421
83,893
0.436
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,238
545
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Pratt
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,086
75,983
0.472
Public health
global health
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,532
678
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Larry R Squire
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,906
24,027
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,600
713
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Theodore Ganiats
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,103
50,624
0.359
Health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,278
1,072
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ming T Tsuang
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,948
34,410
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,726
1,296
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel Mcdonald
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107,053
77,991
0.729
microbiome
citizen science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,825
1,343
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jay Giedd
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,292
32,412
0.308
Brain Development in Health and Illness
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Behavior
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,114
1,497
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas J Kipps
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,977
34,542
0.345
Hematology/Oncology
Biology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,603
1,712
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Weinreb
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,754
35,151
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,691
1,750
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Howard H Feldman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,477
41,397
0.453
Cognitive neurology and dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,138
1,960
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard L Gallo
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,428
33,939
0.397
Antimicrobial Peptides
Microbiome
Innate Immunity
Dermatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,234
2,012
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rohit Loomba
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,243
70,871
0.841
MASLD
fatty liver
NASH
cirrhosis
liver disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,748
2,255
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
J Silvio Gutkind
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,953
20,316
0.257
cell signaling
G proteins
GPCRs
cancer
precision immunotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,754
2,259
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Ellisman
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,915
26,714
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,835
2,302
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott Makeig
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,323
34,796
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,968
2,362
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Irene Litvan
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,252
35,460
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,248
2,484
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Victor Nizet
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,704
33,659
0.451
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Innate Immunity
Novel Infectious Disease Therapeutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,952
2,822
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark A Geyer
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,002
13,849
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,948
3,299
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen A Spector
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,721
24,316
0.388
HIV
AIDS
autophagy
pharmacogenetics
continental ancestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,231
3,431
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nicole E Johns
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,235
29,789
0.486
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Contraception
Family Planning
Health Equity
Health Metrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,782
3,705
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Claude Sirlin
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,426
40,174
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,853
4,230
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Walter H Kaye
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,058
16,610
0.307